Maybe you could try this out, put borax in a coffee grinder until it is a fine powder, powder the steel in the stack. The idea being that the flux will protect the steel from oxidation before it has a chance to scale. You do want to keep borax dry, in an airtight container if need be, the hydrated form of borax decomposes at 75 C and is worthless as a flux.
This kid is the bomb. My wife met him while he was enroute to a Fort Worth Blade Show. She is a manager at a convenience store that he stopped in. She recognized him from all of the videos that I and my daughters watch. Obviously tired from a long drive, he still exhibited grace and agreed to take a picture with her AND signed a receipt paper for her. She said he was the sweetest person and that she was glad that he had invited her to the knife show that he was on the way to. We went, while my daughters saw him (and were too scared to approach him) I did not manage to get there before he left. That said, I would like to thank Will Stelter for two things: 1) For the grace and kindness he showed my wife, just a very classy guy and 2) Making craftsmanship and a strong work ethic something to be worthy of celebrity. Thank you Will. Between you and Alec, my hopes for humanity are much improved.
What a beautiful knife, love the contrast of the Damascus and other section, as well as the Damascus patterning and handle. Beautiful brother. God bless you Will.
Beautiful work, and a rare talent...on a side-note, I've been carrying, using, and caring for knives for about 45 years, since I was 8 years old. I still pick up new honing techniques from watching blade smiths put the final edge on their work. I don't have anything but mass-produced knives in my collection (so far) but every one of them is shaving sharp. I intend to get at least one handmade masterpiece in my collection before I take my last breath...it's a goal, and you're on the short-list of people whose work I'd admire having.
Very happy too see you making a knife again. All the restoration projects are fun and entertaining but I enjoy forging of blades the most. Great blade!
Pretty twisted design, but it looks real good. It's real nice to see another upload on this channel, especially a forge project. I'm super glad to watch this channel.
i've always wanted more full metal alchemist, ill settle for this tho :)...i gotta say, it's nice to not have to wait for 37 parts for a finished and gorgeous blade :)
such a beautiful knife Will! Love it! All that stacking and forge welding - glad the billet turned out and you weren't a victim of cold shuts or delams!!! It's a unique pattern that reminds me of watery Wootz! Gorgeoous!
taking a bunch of raw steel and wood, and making THIS out of it is pretty impressive. im almost in tears staring at the result and cant wait for jimmys reaction!
great looking knife, and so glad you finished it in 1 part instead of being like alex who would have probably dragged the making of this 1 knife out to 300 different episodes! 🤣😂
Educational... Actually forging... and it's a gorgeous knife... Video Quality... Sound Quality... Editing... all much improved. All around fantastic and entertaining. I am looking forward to more videos from you.
I'm glad you got your shop done. You're a very talented young man. I've really enjoyed watching your learning curve with your time with Alec. Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS
Have you ever seen how the UA-camr shurap sands his blades? It’s very interesting and you should take a look at it. He uses something to make the bald move back and forth while he holds the sanding tools to the blad as it moves. Looks like it saves a good bit of energy.
Absolutely amazing, perfect balance of ASMR hammer on metal and music and not some gaudy project but something that is functional and beautiful! Great job!
Gorgeous work Will! If I can, I might have an idea to make your final shot even more beautiful - showing the knife on a background that is contrasting both the color of the handle and the blade, that would make that beautiful blade pop even more, in my opinion :)
That is a gorgeous knife! Love to see the power hammer up and running being put to good use! I love the idea of restoration of any sort so it was fun to watch that as well!
Ha! We've seen your blade craft execution before and expected no less than exceptional results. I have to say, my anxiety level went up a few notches on that outro while gesturing with an extremely sharp object. Hehe. Good job not cutting anything off.
Will, you could put out a video every day and I wouldn't get sick of them. Favorite UA-camr. I'd give anything to be able to afford one of your knives!! Amazing work as always!!
That #10 has a great look on film. I see that it impacts with force like the massive power hammer that you used at Alec's shop, so I know that it is going to serve you well for forging in the future.
It's awesome to be alive when these old industrial hammers are getting into the hands of small artisans. That hammer made short work of that billet, great work Will!
Cafe bustello is cuban, also pilon coffee, both made from the same beans, by different family members. Only brew i drink, i also have instant on hand for lazy days.
Wow incredible ❤️👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
Wait til you get to hold it & use it!
Will Stelter should get in on the current Dagger Challenge going on!
Dangggg I gotta figure out a way for you to owe me a favor ! Slick piece! -Matt
First thing that popped in my head was "cant I print him a bunch of stuff."
Matt- Tyrell Knifeworks is doing a Dagger Challenge for YT makers. I'd love to see you and Will do it. m.ua-cam.com/video/9HrabQALtRs/v-deo.html
The funk factor is off the charts with this blade. Much groove. Such spunk.
So wow. Very twist.
Mmm, yes.
*The spunk.*
Im shocked that he used the word spunk. Since he worked with Alec for so long and he is British. Spunk is Brit a slang word for semen.
@@rastalion1505 Yes. And it's also slightly archaic her ein the US, meaning... I don't know. Spirited, with verve, vigorous. That sort of thing.
so glad you are back forging! love your work Will, and the sound is so much better on this video, good job
Wow…. That knife is awesome.
Absolutely love watching you make knives, actually love watching you make anything, thanks for the videos.
DUDE! Editing, timing, narration, all came together beautifully. Not to mention that exquisite knife. May you go from strength to strength.
Yo Will! Thx for the shoutout. Nice work dood
Thanks for teaching me all the bladesmithing stuff and letting me bug you with questions for the last 6 years!
This was extremely well done, beautiful, and fun. Love the look of that
Amazing work as usual, Will!
Damn. Alec really, REEEEEEAAAAALLY needs you to teach him grinding and sandpaper use 👀
Wow my goodness that turned out well! It was also super cool seeing the beaudry smash damascus for the first time!
Maybe you could try this out, put borax in a coffee grinder until it is a fine powder, powder the steel in the stack. The idea being that the flux will protect the steel from oxidation before it has a chance to scale. You do want to keep borax dry, in an airtight container if need be, the hydrated form of borax decomposes at 75 C and is worthless as a flux.
This kid is the bomb. My wife met him while he was enroute to a Fort Worth Blade Show. She is a manager at a convenience store that he stopped in. She recognized him from all of the videos that I and my daughters watch. Obviously tired from a long drive, he still exhibited grace and agreed to take a picture with her AND signed a receipt paper for her. She said he was the sweetest person and that she was glad that he had invited her to the knife show that he was on the way to. We went, while my daughters saw him (and were too scared to approach him) I did not manage to get there before he left. That said, I would like to thank Will Stelter for two things: 1) For the grace and kindness he showed my wife, just a very classy guy and 2) Making craftsmanship and a strong work ethic something to be worthy of celebrity.
Thank you Will. Between you and Alec, my hopes for humanity are much improved.
Will posted? *like*
What a beautiful knife, love the contrast of the Damascus and other section, as well as the Damascus patterning and handle. Beautiful brother. God bless you Will.
Pro-tube-rance!
Great job on getting all that out in one piece, Will! 😁
Absolutely fantastic work as per usual!
Good to see the workshop in action!
That's a beautiful knife!
That's what a kitchen knife should look like! The handle, bolster, blade, and all fit together. You just look at it, and it says, "Kitchen!"
Your attention to detail is always amazing. Stunning knife! Very glad to see you again Will! Forge on good sir!
Thank you for putting the whole build in one video. A brisk, finely edited, very entertaining video at that. Good work Will.
Oh man the sound that beautiful Beaudry makes is so nice.
Now thats a knife! So cool to see how far you’ve come since you left Alecs shop. Wish you well and looking forward to the next one Will!
Super happy to see you forging again!!! Thanks for coming back! Can’t wait to see what’s next!
You are the best blade smith on YT. I love your work.
My dude, you make art look easy
That is an absolutely beautiful knife sir. Love to watch you work.
This production was perfect. Looking forward to more of these. :)
Beautiful work, and a rare talent...on a side-note, I've been carrying, using, and caring for knives for about 45 years, since I was 8 years old. I still pick up new honing techniques from watching blade smiths put the final edge on their work. I don't have anything but mass-produced knives in my collection (so far) but every one of them is shaving sharp.
I intend to get at least one handmade masterpiece in my collection before I take my last breath...it's a goal, and you're on the short-list of people whose work I'd admire having.
Glad to see you back to work now that the shop is built out. Your work is always great to see.
Thanks for the great video.
For some reason I absolutely love the filming style that you opened the video with. The dirty work bench over head shot.
Very happy too see you making a knife again. All the restoration projects are fun and entertaining but I enjoy forging of blades the most.
Great blade!
Pretty twisted design, but it looks real good. It's real nice to see another upload on this channel, especially a forge project. I'm super glad to watch this channel.
i've always wanted more full metal alchemist, ill settle for this tho :)...i gotta say, it's nice to not have to wait for 37 parts for a finished and gorgeous blade :)
Actually I like the multi parts. But the change up is good
And on the next one we'll be hand filling and hand sanding
Will! You are really coming into your own.
Glad you are able to produce this kind of programming.
Love your face. Best of luck!
such a beautiful knife Will! Love it! All that stacking and forge welding - glad the billet turned out and you weren't a victim of cold shuts or delams!!! It's a unique pattern that reminds me of watery Wootz! Gorgeoous!
Absolutely on fire man.. good to have you back 🙏🏻
i like how you just plopped that out like it was nothing but it's one of the nicest knives i've probably ever seen. Gorgeous!
Beautiful blade Will. Great job.
That is one of the sickest knives I have ever seen!!! The damascus is ridiculous!! The handle is perfect. Nice gift!!
Stunning. Well done Will!
taking a bunch of raw steel and wood, and making THIS out of it is pretty impressive. im almost in tears staring at the result and cant wait for jimmys reaction!
Do I like this blade. . . YES I DO! That blade layered out awesomely. Outstanding
Will, did yourself proud.
Incredible! Absolutely incredible work Will!!
You never fail to impress. Well done!
Will, what a treat to watch you work. Editing was on point.
I don't post comments often, but this knife build is so good that I had to this time. That knife is absolutely perfect! Nice work. I love it!
Fantastic. Awesome build. Get your pooch a kong rubber toy. You can cram a treat or peanut butter in it and it takes hours for a doggie to get it out.
Thanks Will. Appreciate the effort.
wow that knife turned out BAD ASS. i love it
Absolutely beautiful! That knife will be treasured for years. Incredible work!!
I am sooo happy that this tripped onto my UA-cam page. I enjoyed you when you were with Alex. Already subscribed with a big smile
Looks incredible. Great work!
Will that knife turned out AMAZING. That's master level craftsmanship
Hot coffee probably etches a bit faster, since heat typically makes chemical reactions happen faster. So if you're in a pinch keep that in mind!
great looking knife, and so glad you finished it in 1 part instead of being like alex who would have probably dragged the making of this 1 knife out to 300 different episodes! 🤣😂
Beautiful! The wave really sets off the Damascus pattern.
Glad to see the content rolling in.
That pattern is incredible, Will!
Yes! Back to making knives! You have mad skills, can’t wait to see more.
The quality of the videos on your channel have really come a long way. Great job man!
Will, nice to see you back in your natural environment - creating great blades.
Wow. That's a thing of beauty Will. Bravo.
Love it! Nicely done!!
Educational... Actually forging... and it's a gorgeous knife... Video Quality... Sound Quality... Editing... all much improved. All around fantastic and entertaining. I am looking forward to more videos from you.
I'm glad you got your shop done. You're a very talented young man. I've really enjoyed watching your learning curve with your time with Alec. Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS
Have you ever seen how the UA-camr shurap sands his blades? It’s very interesting and you should take a look at it. He uses something to make the bald move back and forth while he holds the sanding tools to the blad as it moves. Looks like it saves a good bit of energy.
Absolutely amazing, perfect balance of ASMR hammer on metal and music and not some gaudy project but something that is functional and beautiful! Great job!
That turned out absolutely gorgeous!
Gorgeous work Will! If I can, I might have an idea to make your final shot even more beautiful - showing the knife on a background that is contrasting both the color of the handle and the blade, that would make that beautiful blade pop even more, in my opinion :)
An absolutely gorgeous knife, Great job.
That is a gorgeous knife! Love to see the power hammer up and running being put to good use! I love the idea of restoration of any sort so it was fun to watch that as well!
I love the handles you make. They are beautiful and very distinctive.
Great knife sir.
Love the "pre-narration"
Camera work gave original Alec at the dirt floor forge vibes too.
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Boy, you really are an artist. What a beautiful piece.
Beautiful knife. Can't wait to see more.
Just WOW!! Such an incredible knife. Such beautiful craftsmanship!!
Very beautiful knife Will! Well done! 👍😁
Ha! We've seen your blade craft execution before and expected no less than exceptional results. I have to say, my anxiety level went up a few notches on that outro while gesturing with an extremely sharp object. Hehe. Good job not cutting anything off.
Good Job Sir 👍 this will bring him joy to the kitchen. It's a blessing to have a good knife while cooking. Thx for sharing!
Wow. you got it, kid. You're gonna be a legend, as long as you don't let it get to your head.
Impressive! Had to stop the video, back it up and look again to really take it in! Beautiful piece!
Will, good to see you back in the shop. A beautiful knife.
Will, you could put out a video every day and I wouldn't get sick of them. Favorite UA-camr. I'd give anything to be able to afford one of your knives!! Amazing work as always!!
That power hammer really does move some steel!
I really like the carving in the handle. Definitely a great piece.
Production value much improved. Glad to see your doing well.
That knife is a good looking blade, as good as ANYBODY'S I've seen, bar none. Hat's off to this talented young man, I think he'll be a legend one day.
That is a work of art! Nicely done. I did love the dog ball amongst the tools on the table too.
That thing is a work of art! Absoloutly stunning, great work 👏
That #10 has a great look on film. I see that it impacts with force like the massive power hammer that you used at Alec's shop, so I know that it is going to serve you well for forging in the future.
Absolutely amazing craftmanship.
So talented! You truly are an artist bud. Every creation of yours is magnificent. Thanks for sharing man
It's great to see you heatin and a beatin again. It's been a long minute. The knife is beautiful. Keep up the awesome work as usual.
It's awesome to be alive when these old industrial hammers are getting into the hands of small artisans. That hammer made short work of that billet, great work Will!
Video production value is going through the roof, and that knife rocks!
Gotta say, the editing in this video was great.
This felt like an old alec video from 2016 and I loved it! great job Will keep it up!
i love these damascus designs with bigger black parts + intricate parts (re: your damascus chefs knife).. This is crazy
Cafe bustello is cuban, also pilon coffee, both made from the same beans, by different family members. Only brew i drink, i also have instant on hand for lazy days.